One teacher from Punjab is among the 47 teachers selected for National Awards to Teachers, 2020. List of the selected teachers was released by Ministry of Education, Government of India, on Friday night. Rajinder Kumar is a teacher at the Government Primary School, Wara Bhaika village, in Faridkot district. He has been working since 2008 […]
All shops and establishments except for essential services will remain closed in Chandigarh on Saturdays and Sundays until further orders. This was revealed in a tweet sometime ago by the Adviser to the Administrator, Manoj Parida. He has also confirmed while replying to comments on his tweet that government offices and shops will remain closed […]
Punjab governor and UT Administrator VPS Badnore launched Intelligent Transport System (ITS) on Friday which will help the commuters to track the local Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) buses on their mobiles. Residents can download “trycityBUS” application to get all the information about timings, fare, routes and location of nearby bus stops. They can get information […]
Punjab cadre IPS Nilambari Jagdale was relieved from the post of SSP (Law and Order) Chandigarh on the completion of her deputation term on Friday. The charge of SSP has been given to Vineet Kumar, IPS. Also, Chetan Mittal, senior advocate and assistant solicitor general of India, on Friday was appointed as the chief legal […]
Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to UT Administration, State of Haryana and Punjab moved by a city-based cop seeking introduction of eight-hour shift pattern system in all police stations and police posts of Chandigarh. The case In August last year, UT head constable Jagjeet Singh had filed a PIL through counsel Sumati Jund in […]
Two days after the Supreme Court (SC) asked Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over Sushant Singh Rajput’s case, the agency began its probe on Friday by questioning a former staff of the actor and collected relevant documents from Mumbai Police. A special investigation team (SIT) of the CBI, which is being lead by […]
National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the revised dates of various examinations including UGC- NET, IGNOU OPENMAT and PhD, Delhi University entrance test and ICAR AIEEA exams. According to the revised schedule, UGC NET June will be conducted between September 16 and 25. Delhi University entrance test will be held from September 6 to 11. IGNOU OPENMAT MBA exam […]
Former US vice-president Joe Biden has officially accepted the Presidential nomination of the Democratic Party. “It is with great honour and humility that I accept this nomination for President of the United States of America,” he said. Biden hit out at US President Donald Trump saying that “the current president’s cloaked American darkness for much […]
Following the instructions of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, Chandigarh Administration launched the ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ on Thursday. PM Modi had directed that all the UTs to introduce this scheme on priority basis. This enables the beneficiaries to get ration, even when they move to another state or union territory. It is particularly […]
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday gave activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan two to three days to reconsider his “defiant statement” refusing to apologise for his tweets. Bhushan, who intends to file a review plea against his contempt, said he would consult his lawyers and think over the apex court’s suggestion. Earlier in the day, the SC […]